In Their Words
Buyers and sellers across Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia, on the decisions they made and the results that followed, in their own words.
We had been quietly told our Georgetown rowhouse would sit above two million. Leye priced it exactly right, ran a tight two week launch, and we accepted at 99 percent of ask in twelve days. He understood the block, not just the comps.
Ten decisions, ten outcomes.
A cross section of recent work, from first-time buyers to families relocating on short notice, and sellers preparing their homes for market.
We had been quietly told our Georgetown rowhouse would sit above two million. Leye priced it exactly right, ran a tight two week launch, and we accepted at 99 percent of ask in twelve days. He understood the block, not just the comps.
As a foreign service family relocating on short notice, we needed McLean, good schools, and no drama. Leye toured us virtually from Geneva, flagged the two homes that actually fit, and we closed before we even landed.
He talked us out of over-renovating. We were about to spend six figures on a kitchen; Leye showed us the numbers and we listed as-is. Sold over asking to the first serious buyer.
What sold me was the discretion. We wanted an off-market sale for privacy reasons, and Leye had the right buyer in his network within three weeks. No sign, no open house, no fuss.
First-time luxury buyers, and we were intimidated. Leye never once made us feel like we were asking a foolish question. He walked us through the Logan Circle inspection line by line.
Three agents told us Potomac was slow. Leye told us the truth about our price band and then went and found the buyer himself. The difference was preparation, not luck.
He negotiated a repair credit that more than covered our first year of taxes. Calm, specific, and he never let the other side rush us.
We interviewed the big brokerage teams. We went with Leye because he was the only one who had actually walked our street the night before and knew what the corner house had traded for.
Our timeline collapsed when a job moved up by two months. Leye rebuilt the whole plan overnight and we still closed on schedule in Arlington. He absorbed the stress so we did not have to.
I have bought four homes in my life. This was the first time an agent told me not to make an offer, twice. When he finally said this is the one, I trusted it completely.
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